[Ding! Upper Rank Six detected. Kaigaku experienced intense negative emotions before his death. Gain 6000 Emotion Points!]
Detected Upper Rank Five. Before dying, Gyokko experienced intense negative emotions, gaining 17,000 Emotion Points!
Upper Rank Two detected. Douma experienced negative emotions before his death, gaining 3000 Emotion Points!
The Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji was detected, generating negative emotions and gaining 2000 Emotion Points!
The total amount of Demon Power gained this time is 45,000, of Nourishment 30% will be given back to the sword master!
After a series of notification sounds...
Tanjiro's physical abilities are also increasing at an indescribable rate!
However, he was unaware of this while in a coma until he was carried back to headquarters by Sanemi Shinazugawa and taken to the Butterfly Mansion.
Tamayo, a demon who rushed back overnight, and Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Hashira Shinobu Kocho, teamed up to investigate the situation, but ultimately they could only come to one conclusion.
That is to say, Tanjiro not only had no injuries, but was actually in excellent health.
The two women were powerless to do anything about it.
Instead, they have made groundbreaking progress in pharmaceutical research, and have even developed a drug that can turn ghosts back into humans.
At the same time, there are also drugs that cause Muzan to age rapidly and prevent him from splitting, all thanks to Nezuko's blood, which enabled such a rapid breakthrough.
The entire Demon Slayer Corps is now hoping that Tanjiro will wake up.
On the other side...
Inside the headquarters residence.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki stood in the corridor, looking up at the sky with concern for Tanjiro's safety, but then his gaze shifted down to the people in front of him.
She forced a gentle smile onto her face.
"This time, everyone successively killed Upper Rank Five and Upper Rank Two. In addition, Zenitsu Agatsuma also single-handedly killed Kaigaku, who had betrayed the Demon Slayer Corps and become Upper Rank Six Kaigaku, so..."
But before he could finish speaking...
Zenitsu, who was kneeling on one knee below, looked up first and interrupted, "My Master, may I beg you to keep the fact that Kaigaku has become a demon a secret!"
This time, his gaze was unusually firm, despite his usual timidity.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki also understood the implied meaning in his words.
Clearly worried that his trainer would have to die as an atonement, he smiled gently and asked in return.
"Of course you can, but that would also conceal your achievement of single-handedly slaying Upper Ranks... Can you accept that?"
Regarding this proposal...
Zenitsu immediately replied excitedly.
"I can accept it!"
Now that things had come to this, Kagaya Ubuyashiki gave him the answer he wanted, "Very well, I will seal away this achievement along with the information about Kaigaku becoming a demon."
But as soon as he finished speaking, he continued.
"In addition, given the significant contributions made by Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira this time, they meet the criteria for promotion to Pillar."
How about naming it after your Breathing Style?
Both of them awakened their Demon Slayer Mark during this battle, and their strength reached the standard of Pillars.
In contrast, of the original three pillars, only Sanemi Shinazugawa has awakened his Demon Slayer Mark.
With the appearance of two Pillars and the fall of several Upper Ranks demons, the Demon Slayer will surely soar!
However, Kagaya Ubuyashiki remained concerned about Tanjiro's condition.
"Can I become a Pillar too? The Rumble Hashira?"
Zenitsu pointed to himself, looking completely bewildered.
After all, he had never even considered becoming a Pillar.
Meanwhile, Inosuke, standing beside him, stood up and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, I, Inosuke Hashibira, am the Beast Hashira!"
Chapter 96 This is an open conspiracy
Time passed.
Three days had passed in the blink of an eye.
As the sun rose and dawn broke, Tanjiro, lying on his sickbed, finally opened his eyes, and what he saw was the white ceiling.
When he turned his head slightly, he saw Nezuko lying next to him, and she seemed to be fast asleep.
So they didn't make a sound to disturb them.
Instead, he became concerned about Asuramaru, and immediately turned around to look around the room, where he found it on the left side of the hospital bed.
After touching the hilt of the knife, he called out to it in his heart.
"Asuramaru... are you there?"
Recalling the previous unanswered calls, he was now terrified that he would receive no response this time either.
Fortunately.
This time, Asuramaru provided an answer.
An annoyed voice echoed in his mind, "You bastard, do you know how much power I expended this time? I even had to passively fall into a deep sleep!"
I just made up a reason for myself.
Upon hearing this, Tanjiro didn't suspect anything and immediately apologized, "I'm sorry, Asuramaru, how are you feeling now?"
Faced with concern, Asuramaru felt a little guilty and could only offer a few perfunctory words.
"The power depletion was quite significant; it was only a two-day slumber. However, if the power expenditure becomes unbearable, I don't know how long I would remain asleep..."
Before he could finish speaking...
Tanjiro responded with a resolute assurance, "I'm sorry, I won't let this happen again."
"It doesn't matter, who told you to be the Sword Master?"
Asuramaru pursed his lips and replied with a single sentence, then fell silent.
But only a moment later.
Inosuke barged in nonchalantly, and when he saw Tanjiro awaken, he shouted and rushed over.
"Tanjiro, I'm a Pillar now! Beast Hashira! Isn't that amazing?"
Looking at his former comrade, Tanjiro smiled brightly and said, "You're pretty impressive, Inosuke."
As they were talking.
Zenitsu followed closely behind into the ward, pushing Inosuke aside and asking with concern, "Tanjiro, how are you feeling now?"
"I am fine."
After giving a brief reply, Tanjiro sat up in bed, feeling genuinely happy to see the two people beside him.
But soon...
Others also came upon hearing the news.
Among them was Shinobu Kocho, who came to Tanjiro's side, her usual fake smile now seeming to have turned into a genuine one.
"Thank you, Tanjiro."
She had heard about it from others, and combined with what her sister had said before she died, she was certain that Douma was the demon who killed her sister.
Now that Tanjiro has killed her, it can be said that he has avenged her. The only pity is that she couldn't kill him with her own hands!
Tanjiro, still somewhat confused, quickly asked, "Miss Shinobu, did I do something?"
"Don't worry about it."
Shinobu Kocho didn't want to talk about that, so she smiled and told someone else something else.
"I'm here to tell you that it's all thanks to the Upper Rank Demon you killed, and your sister's blood."
Tamayo and I have now developed a potion that can turn demons back into humans!
It has been tested and it is indeed effective.
This news made Tanjiro, who was lying in his hospital bed, unable to contain his excitement.
"Really?!"
He turned to look at his sleeping younger sister beside him.
"Great! Nezuko, you can finally turn back into a human!"
Asuramaru, still holding the sword, wore a smug expression. Now that the experiment had been tested, Muzan should be Muzan!
And that is indeed the case.
Muzan is now frantic, frantically assimilating demons to gather fighting power and bestowing large amounts of blood upon them.
Even Kokushibo and Akaza, who survived, not only recovered from their injuries, but their strength even increased!
Moreover, over a thousand demons have now appeared within the Infinity Castle. Although their strength is not particularly great, it is enough to show Muzan has worked these past three days!
It immediately questioned Nakime behind it.
"Have they found the location of the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters?!"
He made no attempt to conceal his murderous intent as he spoke.
If the girl were to revert to human form, would she retain her ability to withstand sunlight?
All of this is unknown.
The changes were so drastic that it caught Tanjiro completely off guard, even though it had originally planned to outlive him.
But Nakime simply replied in a balanced manner.
"We've already found some clues, Lord Muzan!"
Upon hearing this answer, Muzan's forehead veins bulged, clearly indicating he was ready to kill. "You know that's not what I want to hear!"
What can Nakime do?
The moment the boss opens his mouth, it has to run itself ragged.
Butterfly Mansion.
Tanjiro had just gotten off his sickbed, was talking to several people present when suddenly Asuramaru, who was holding a sword, spoke up to remind him.
"Tanjiro, I have a suggestion I'd like to make to you."
Upon hearing this, Tanjiro stopped talking and chose to listen attentively.
Then I heard it.
"Now that your sister has overcome the ability to withstand sunlight, Muzan Kibutsuji want to devour her in order to achieve the same ability to overcome sunlight!"
So I want to use this to lure him out! Otherwise, we'll probably have a hard time finding Muzan Kibutsuji."
That being said...
But when he heard that his own sister would be used as bait, Tanjiro fell silent.
Fortunately, Asuramaru continued.
"Don't worry, Muzan won't notice Nezuko at all. Just move your sister to another location and then leak the location of headquarters."
"Let's engage in the final battle here!"
One scheme after another, Muzan.
This is an open strategy.
Here you come! I'll have Tanjiro kill you!
If you don't come, don't even think about becoming the ultimate life form!